Across the Police Force at the time, Management DCP Choi Yuen-kei was the longest-serving member of the Police Force core management.
By the Hong Kong Government's mandatory retirement age, he had barely a full year left.
By comparison, He Lingyun actually had somewhat more time left in the Police Force than he did.
The personnel reshuffle Zhou Quan was preparing to launch within the Police Force core management was primarily intended to accommodate Choi Yuen-kei's honourable retirement.
Yet before Management DCP Choi Yuen-kei had even left the Police Force, He Lingyun had applied to Zhou Quan for retirement.
Most importantly, He Lingyun had set an example.
Other members of the Police Force core management approaching retirement age followed his lead.
There was little need to say more about Choi Yuen-kei. He had less than a year left in the Police Force anyway.
Now that He Lingyun had taken the lead in upholding the tradition of graciously stepping aside, how could Choi Yuen-kei possibly keep lingering in his current position?
Sir Choi had always cared deeply about saving face, and he had long since begun following Sir Kwan's lead.
Before this review of the entire Police Force, Zhou Quan had shown no sign of planning a personnel reshuffle within the Police Force Management.
Thus, Choi Yuen-kei had not applied for early retirement and had remained in the Police Force to help Zhou Quan shoulder the management workload.
Now that signs of personnel changes had appeared, he had already begun entertaining thoughts similar to He Lingyun's.
After all, Zhou Quan's position as the Police Force Number One was as immovable as Mount Tai. Choi Yuen-kei had no hope of advancing any further.
Rather than dragging things out until his mandatory retirement, he might as well support his boss's plans.
However, before Choi